Moonrise
Moonrise
Release: 1948-10-01
·Runtime: 90m
·★ 6.2
Drama
Stigmatized from infancy by the fate of his criminal father, a man is bruised and bullied until one night, in a fit of rage, he kills his most persistent tormentor. As the police close in around him, he makes a desperate bid for the love of the dead man’s fiancée, a schoolteacher who sees the wounded soul behind his aggression.
Production Countries
United States of America
Production Companies
Republic Pictures
Trailers & Videos
Cast
Archie Twitchell
Harry Morgan
as Billy Scripture
Shep Houghton
Tommy Ivo
Monte Montague
Helen Wallace
Allyn Joslyn
as Clem Otis
Rex Ingram
as Mose
Harry Carey, Jr.
as Jimmy Biff
George Backus
John Harmon
Dane Clark
as Danny Hawkins
Gail Russell
as Gilly Johnson
Lila Leeds
as Julie
Bill Borzage
Lee Miller
Frank O'Connor
David Street
as Ken Williams
Irving Bacon
as Judd Jenkins
Oliver Blake
as Ed Conlon
Tom Fadden
as Homer Blackstone
Clem Bevans
as Coroner
Robert "Buzz" Henry
Lloyd Bridges
as Jerry Sykes
Harry Cheshire
as J.B. Sykes
Amzie Strickland
Ethel Barrymore
as Grandma
Selena Royle
as Aunt Jessie
Houseley Stevenson
as Uncle Joe Jingle
Harry Lauter
Candy Toxton
Phil Brown
as Elmer - Soda Jerk
Charles Lane
as Mr. Chandler